SB 72 KY

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Passed One Chamber

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant health care professionals the right not to participate in services that violate their conscience; exempt health care professionals from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit hiring or licensing authorities from reprimanding health care professionals; require hiring or licensing authorities to provide complaints it has received to health care professionals; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Health Care Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.

• D. Douglas Republican · primary
• G. Boswell Republican · primary
• G. Elkins Republican · primary
• R. Mills Republican · primary
• M. Nunn Republican · primary
• S. Rawlings Republican · primary
• G. Williams Republican · primary
• M. Wise Republican · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Jan 12, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Feb 6, 2026 to Health Services (S) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 3rd reading, passed 28-5 · upper
8. Feb 17, 2026 received in House · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower